As brewers, we strive to realize the veritable Form of beer as Plato might have envisioned. We challenge ourselves every day to improve our processes, source better materials, foster healthier relationships, soldiering forward on an endless march of discovery. In our effort to realize the future, we deeply respect the enduring relevance of our primitive past. As we rediscover old techniques, outdated methods, and forgotten styles, we are reminded that one person’s progress is another’s devolution.

We live within a timeless and necessary dichotomy of old and new, an ever expanding landscape of the well-remembered and the vast unknown. It is here that we find ourselves as Future Primitive Brewing.

Beer

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Birthday Suit - 5% old school english-style pale ale

Naked as the day it was born, soft as a baby’s bum, and charming as a newborn’s toothless smile. I made this beer on my birthday and it may or may not have contributed to my missing a flight to thanksgiving dinner the following morning. Cascade, Chinook, Eldorado

Black River - 7% oatmeal stout

For centuries the Black River was the only water passage from Lake Washington to Puget Sound. It flowed from the southern tip of Washington’s second largest lake, then west and north to join the Duwamish River on its way to Elliott Bay. It provided home and habitat for the Duwamish people for at least 1400 years until 1916 when the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built to support the area’s burgeoning lumber industry. The unfortunate result of which lowered Lake Washington by almost 9 feet, effectively drying up the Black River forever. Cascade, Centennial, Magnum

Green River - 6% american ipa

The Green River is one of three major tributaries that make up the Duwamish which is Seattle’s largest river and lies just to the east of us in the heart of South Park, flowing north to Elliott Bay from the Cascade Mountains. It’s also the name of the great Seattle band from the mid 1980s comprised of Stone Gossard, Steve Turner, Alex Vincent, Jeff Ament, and Mark Arm, most of whom went on to form bands you’ve probably heard of. Chinook, Mosaic, Simcoe

IBUs Are A Farce 7.1% american ipa

The problem with IBUs is that no one can agree on how they should be measured and even if that were not true the numbers derived from said fictional agreement have little or nothing to do with the actual perception of the beer. [The food industry knows this, chili pepper heat is measured in Scoville Units but it would be ridiculous to order a bowl of chili based on those numbers] Bitterness in beer, like heat in chili, is subjective and entirely dependent upon everything else that goes into the making of the beer; mash pH, water chemistry, malt bill, ABV, carbonation level, etc. We have no idea what the IBUs in this beer are but we can tell you that it has a round bitterness up front, followed by a wheaty-citrus middle and finishes dry like my mom’s humor. Centennial, Cascade, Simcoe

Little One – 5.3% table beer

I’ve been fascinated with small beers and the parti-gyle method for a long time and I finally got my chance to give it a try. Brewed with the second runnings of our barleywine (more on that later) we employed a fair bit of new age American hops and old world Belgian yeast for a crisp and spritely refresher. Magnum, Mosaic, Simcoe

Moment - 7.1% belgian-style blond ale

Made in the slow, patient style of Achel Blond this beer inspires imperturbability, thoughtfulness, and virtue. Isn’t it time you took a moment? Hallertauer, Czech Saaz

Penny Marshall - 5.6% noble hop pale

Go ahead, sing it… One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated! Give us any chance - we'll take it. Read us any rule - we'll break it, we're gonna make our dreams come true, and we’ll do it our way. Nothin's gonna turn us back now. Straight ahead and on the track now, we're gonna make our dreams come true... Doin' it our way. There is nothing we won't try, never heard the word impossible, this time there's no stopping us. And we'll do it our way - yes our way. Make all our dreams come true, for me and you! American Pale Ale with a hop bill inspired by Shotz Brewery of Laverne and Shirley fame in honor of the late great Penny Marshall, she did it her way. German Magnum, Hallertauer, Saaz

Pleased To Meet You - 5.2% american-style pale ale

Seriously, thanks for being here. We couldn’t be happier with the way our little brewery and tasting room worked out and it means the world to us that you are here to help us enjoy it. So stick around, poke your head around, ask questions, say hello. We are Future Primitive, pleased to meet you. Centennial, Citra, Mandarina Bavaria

Centennial, Chinook, Hallertauer

Tunnel Vision - 6.7% robust porter

This is definitely not a commentary on Seattle’s decision to tear down the Alaskan Way Viaduct in favor of an undersized and claustrophobic subterranean passageway with zero downtown exits and total disregard for what is (was) arguably the best free view in the city, nor is it a thinly veiled complaint about our inability to open new routes before choking off existing ones, but if it was it would certainly be timely. Wherever it is you need to go these next few weeks, we wish you the best! As for us, we’re staying here.

Centennial, Chinook, Hallertauer

Past

Young One - 11% barleywine

All in the numbers… On 11/01 of this year Future Primitive milled its 1st beer, batch number 001, to be brewed into fermenter #1. It was and is an American-Style Barleywine weighing in at 11%. The name of this inaugural beverage? One. We then made a small beer from the same mash called Little One (see above) but we’ve already talked about that. One is aging right now and is set to be released next year on our 1 year anniversary but it is tasting pretty good now so we thought we’d give you a sneak peek on our 1st day of business. As it will not be fully mature for another 11 months we are dubbing this version Young One.

Taproom

Future Primitive Brewing is a family friendly taproom with beers brewed on-site and growler fills available to go.